Is ACCIPITERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACCIPITERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACCIPITERS mean?
Accipiters is a form of ACCIPITER.
- noun
type genus of the family Accipitridae
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACCIPITERS
ACCIPITERS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ACCIPITERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accipiter15
- practices15
- caprices14
- pasticci14
- practice14
- cicatrise13
- accepts13
- capisce13
- caprice13
- icecaps13
- ipecacs13
- practic13
- sceptic13
- crispate12
- icterics12
- paretics12
- picrates12
- picrites12
- piracies12
- practise12
- priciest12
- accept12
- capric12
- icecap12
- ipecac12
- pectic12
- picric12
- arctics11
- ascetic11
- ascitic11
- aseptic11
- carices11
- carpets11
- cretics11
- critics11
- episcia11
- icteric11
- paciest11
- paretic11
- picrate11
- picrite11
- piratic11
- preacts11
- precast11
- sciatic11
- scrapie11
- spacier11
- spectra11
- spicate11
- spicier11
- triceps11
- parities10
- acetic10
- apices10
- arctic10
- aspect10
- capers10
- capris10
- carpet10
- caseic10
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